10 February 2024 , 10:37
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Two police officers have been hospitalised after they were "poisoned by a substance concealed in paperwork" that left them struggling to breathe.
Little Gaston Stone, 51, has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault against an officer after he allegelly brought in paperwork laced with a drug-like substance on February 6.
According to officers, the substance left officers at the Symrna Police Department in Georgia with " 'extreme fatigue, chest pain, chest tightness, dizziness and difficulty in breathing."
The suspect is accused of walking into the department's officers, which he had recorded on a tablet device, and tried to strike up a conversation regarding Georgia Governor Brian Kemp.
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Police Chief Keith Zgnoc was the intended target (smyrna pd)However, during this moment he went to hand over some paperwork, meant for Police Chief Keith Zgnoc, according to the warrant. But just five minutes later, two officers reported symptoms of fatigue and respiratory distress as they were rushed to hospital.
"The Officers took possession of two pieces of paper, and Mr. Stone quickly exited the building before walking North on Atlanta Rd.
"Approximately five minutes later, both Officers began to experience respiratory distress and extreme fatigue. They were both transported to the hospital, where they remain with ongoing symptoms.
The suspect is accused of handing over the paperwork (Google)"The FBI has taken custody of the letter presented by Mr. Stone for additional testing,' the warrant reads.
Stone, who was already on 12 months probation for a separate case, was arrested the same day and detained without bond at the Cobb jail.
The suspect previously was placed on probation after he pled guilty to terrorist threats in April 2021 after he indicated he was going to blow up the police building.
And in 2004, he served a year in jail after pleading guilty to aggravated assault and battery, with nine years to be served on probation.
The alleged poisoning comes after a man was accused of having poisoned his wife to death had drugged her before and had 'several mistresses', according to an affidavit.
James Toliver Craig, 45, has been charged with killing his 43-year-old wife, Angela Craig, who passed away in a Colorado hospital. Craig had allegedly searched online for poisons that could kill a person without detection and ordered a canister of toxic potassium cyanide to his office just two days before his wife died.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, the man, who is a dentist, intended to "start a new life" with his alleged lover.
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The late woman was taken to the hospital after complaining of dizziness and headaches, but her condition deteriorated rapidly, and she was placed on a ventilator until she was declared brain-dead and taken off life support Craig was arrested and charged with his wife's murder